Edward Joseph Spaniol Jr
MilitaryEdward Spaniol was in the 381st Bomb Group/533rd Bomb Squadron. He was Bombardier on board B-24 44-6095 on the 10 September 1944 mission and parachuted from the stricken Liberator. Captured after landing, he became a Prisoner of War (POW). He served in Korea.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18042995
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35226078
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19033259 at enlistment, then O-707498
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
9 August 1920 | New York | |
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Enlisted |
4 August 1942 | Los Angeles, California | |
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Other captured |
10 September 1944 | in the Neibsheim / Karlsruhe area, Germany, after the crash of B-24 44-6095 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
10 September 1944 | Interned at Stalag Luft 1, Barth, Germany. NARA WWII POW records : “Returned to Military Control 12 July 1945." | |
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Died |
10 February 2003 | Covina, California | |
| Los Angeles, California | |||
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Buried |
Edward Spaniol rests at the Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, California |
Revisions
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft cards
NARA WWII POW records
Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File
VA Gravesite Locator
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8906 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx